Zero-flooding not guaranteed, says MMDA
Metro Manila cannot be guaranteed to become completely flood-free despite billions of pesos invested in new catchments, pumping stations, and mitigation…
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Metro Manila cannot be guaranteed to become completely flood-free despite billions of pesos invested in new catchments, pumping stations, and mitigation…
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The government is looking at another $200 million in foreign financing to fight the flooding in Metro Manila, nearly a decade after the capital embarked on a…
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The Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) has asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to submit a full inventory of projects in Laguna de Bay…
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MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — The Regional Development Council (RDC) in Northern Mindanao has endorsed the construction of a China-funded expressway designed to…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to prioritize constructing large-scale water detention basins to…
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The Palace assures us that investigations are ongoing. But where are the convictions? Where are the jail sentences?
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Senator Alan Cayetano seemed unfazed and even supported the administration’s crackdown against Taguig’s “illegal” reclamation efforts in Laguna de Bay, saying…
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Having spent eight years in government, I know that public service is ultimately about responsibility. Positions in government are not privileges. They are a…
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Britain’s national weather agency predicted that Super El Niño could make 2027 the hottest year globally.
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Singapore and Vietnam expressed support for building on the Philippines’ climate agenda as Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chair this year,…
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Real resilience requires fewer heroic efforts after an emergency because we have done more of what must be done before it happens.
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Nature does not stop for our convenience, and certainly, we cannot control the rain. But we can control how vulnerable we are every time it comes.
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. attributed the massive flooding that swamped Pampanga, Bulacan, and other Central Luzon provinces to a mix of long-neglected…
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’Climate change is no longer something we can speak about merely in the future tense.’
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The Philippines should use its ASEAN chairmanship to push climate resilience higher on the region’s security agenda while mobilizing financing, technology and…
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Strategic investments fast-tracked under the government’s Green Lane initiative reached P6.36 trillion as of 31 July 2026, with renewable energy accounting for…
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‘Circular economy is not only about managing waste — it is also about regenerating the natural resources that sustain economic growth.’
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The DPWH has faced scrutiny over flood-control projects in Bulacan after congressional and Senate hearings uncovered alleged ghost and substandard projects.
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